Painter
Member of Flag since
2009
Nadine’s Artist Statement:
The abstract expressionist work of the early 20th century liberated artists to invent and explore. The paintings and drawings titled Images of the Mind explore concepts of automatic drawing, surrealism and allow me to interpret the elusive qualities of time and energy.
Although the drawing surface is two-dimensional I think of it as a plastic space and apply the material much like a sculptor working in clay. Color is added with paint, pastel or colored pencil and subtracted with a rag, chamois, or eraser to shape the forms. Paintings are executed on paper and canvas.
I work in a sketchbook developing my ideas. Although I have a plan, while drawing and painting I also respond to what appears on the surface. My goal is to create seductive surfaces and provocative forms that involve the audience in a visual adventure discovering new associations and deeper meaning. Paintings on this site are from this collection.
Arts Educator:
Professionally, I created educational materials in the arts at CEMREL, Inc. a national research and development laboratory, directed a NEA Artist-In-Residence program, taught visual art at Chicago State University and was the Executive Director of the Illinois Alliance of Arts Education
Education:
I received my undergraduate degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and post graduate degrees at the University of Illinois, Champaign, and Michigan State University, East Lansing.
Professional Artist:
My studio is in Boca Raton, Florida. I have received many awards including the Dick Blick purchase prize, Best of Show All Florida Exhibition Boca Raton Museum of Art and Best of Show Kathryn Butler Gallery, and my work is represented in many private collections. My artwork was on the cover of Kravis Center for the Arts’ Playbill Cover, on the wall of the Palm Beach International Airport, and paintings were featured in A Walk Into Abstraction, ebook, Vol. #6 by Sue St. John. I exhibit in nationally juried shows, invitational exhibits, featured shows and galleries. I have representation with and membership in the following:
Associations:
FL ArtsCraft, St. Petersburg
Artful Home.com
National Association Women Artist NY, & FL
Florida Watercolor Society
Palm Beach Watercolor Society
Florida Association of Artists (FLAG).
Women in the Visual Arts, (WITVA) FL
Exhibitions:
Solo, Two Person and Special Exhibits
2020 Armory Biannual Invitational, West Palm Beach, FL
2020 Palm Beach County Crane Sandhiil,
One-person show
2019 Artists of Art Salon, Invitational,
Armory Art Center, Palm Beach
2018 Window Instillation, Emerge Gallery, Saugerties, NY
2018 DH Gallery International, Art Basel, Spectrum,
Miami, FL
2018 DH Gallery International, Art Expo, NYC
2017 Palm Beach State College, Palm Beach, FL,
Two-person show2015 Chicago Cultural Center, Renaissance Gallery, IL, Solo Show
2014 Palm Beach City Hall, Palm Beach, FL,
Two-person show
2012 Highland Beach Library, Images of the Mind,
Two-person show
2011 Highland Beach Library, the Good Earth, FL,
Solo show
2006 Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Samyrna Beach, Solo show
Awards and Prizes
2021, Dunedin Fine Art Center, FL, FLAG, Fonchen Award
2019, National Association of Women Artists, NYC,
Best of Show
2019, Beameserfer Gallery, Juried Exhibit, Real/Unreal,
New Jersey
2019, Coral Springs Museum, Fl. Inspired by, Invited
2019, Nathan D, Rosen Gallery, JCC, Boca Raton,
Second Place,
2018, Boca Museum of Art, Artist Guild Exhibit, FL,
Sculpture award
2018, Nathan Rosen Gallery JCC, Boca Raton, FL,
First Place Sculpture
2017-2005
Marco Island Center for the Arts, NAWA, FL Third Place
Coral Springs Museum, FL, NAWA, Visual Contrast, Honorable Mention
St. Augustine Art Gallery, FL, FLAG, Fonchen Award
Lighthouse Art Center, Tequesta FL, Best in Show
Coral Springs Museum, FL, NAWA, Visual Contrasts,
Second Place
Chicago Cultural Center, Later Impressions,
Award of Excellence
Palm Beach City Hall, FL, GardenArts, NAWA, Second Place
Village Studio Show, NAWA, FL, Third Place
Coral Springs Museum, Boca Raton Artist Guild, Third Place
Sopra Show, Boca Raton, Artist Guild, Third Place
58 All Florida Exhibition, Boca Raton Art Museum,
Best of Show
4th Annual National Katharine Butler Gallery, Sarasota,
First Place
Artist Guild Gallery, Boca Raton Museum of Art,
Sculpture 1st Place
Artist Guild Gallery, Boca Raton Museum of Art, FL,
3rd Place
Kravis Center for Performing Arts, Palm Beach,
Oct. Playbill Cover
Northern Trust Bank, NAWA, FL Honorable Mention
Armory Show, NAWA, FL, Honorable Mention
Hare Gallery, Northwood U., NAWA FL, First Place
Coral Springs Center, Boca Artists Guild, Honorable Mention
Armory Show, West Palm Beach FL, NAWA FL, Best of Show
The Artist Guild Gallery, Boca Raton Museum of Art, FL,
Second Place
Stuart Court House Art Center, FL, Honorable Mention
The Artist Guild Gallery, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Honorable Mention
West Palm Beach City Hall, NAWA, FL, Third Place
St. Louis Artists Guild, St. Louis, Mo. Kamberg,
Memorial Prize
Coral Springs, Boca Raton Artists Guild, Third Place
Galesburg Art Center, Galesburg IL, Dick Blick,
Purchase Prize